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Stanhope, Iowa

City in Hamilton County, Iowa

Air quality

The air at Stanhope

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Des Moines (IA), 53 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Stanhope

1.30 in in the last 24 hours, 1.55 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.30in
Last 3 days
1.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stanhope, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Stanhope, IowaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Stanhope, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

WilliamsRWMI4

Beside a road/14.1 mi away/1,197 ft/78 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank604of 1,060

Ames ScanAMMI4

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.1 mi away/1,073 ft/46 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank720of 1,060

AmesS2031

At a soil climate station/20.4 mi away/1,073 ft/46 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank748of 1,060

measured daily2 instruments

Webster City 0.8 SSWIA-HM-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.4 mi away/1,089 ft/30 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Webster CityWEBI4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/1,070 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank672of 1,060

Station report

The weather at Webster City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.0 mi from Stanhope, Iowa. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Webster City, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBSFIG. A THE SKY OVER WEBSTER CITYSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWebster City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EBSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EBS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Webster City: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBSFIG. B THE AIR AT WEBSTER CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.6 F, 44.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWebster City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EBSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EBS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Webster City, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EBSFIG. C THE WIND AT WEBSTER CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWebster City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EBSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EBS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Webster City, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Webster City (WEBI4), 12.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Iowa

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Stanhope

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Stanhope

River and lake gauges